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Gold may be valuable to store – but gold is not a store of value. Gold does have intrinsic properties that make it valuable – but gold does not have intrinsic value.
There is no fixed measure of value.
There are standards for gold, but gold is not (always) the standard – especially by which value is measured.
Economic value is subjective. It is imputed. Buyers compete against buyers; sellers compete against sellers; and people's assessments of future conditions are always changing.
The price of goods and services rise and fall in terms of changes in the markets, which include consumers' tastes, monetary changes, changes in supply, changes in the price of alternatives, and changes in the public's expectations of future prices.
These changes drive prices up or down. People have subjective assessments of an "objective" future. They also have expectations regarding other people's subjective assessments of the future. Through competitive bidding, people establish objective prices in various markets.
So-called "objective" prices are the result of competitive bids by people with subjective (immediate and more distant) assessments of the future.
Fluctuations in the price of gold indicate that immediate changes in external circumstances can affect the price of gold. There has been an unexpected increase in the demand for gold.
The rising price of gold reflects an anticipation of continuing turmoil in the world.
Individuals impute value. They think something is valuable to them at this moment. This can change, moment to moment. People are constantly changing their assessments of what items or services are worth to them.
Individuals have very different assessments of the future. The average American owns no gold, does not know where to buy gold coins, probably has no awareness that the United States Mint produces bullion gold coins, and surely has no knowledge of the fact that the Mint did not do this until after Ron Paul persuaded President Reagan's gold commission in 1981 to ask Congress to pass this legislation in 1985. Yet we read about the price of gold in the financial press.
The fact that the average American owns no gold indicates that the average American does not assess the future in the same way that the average gold bug does. The typical buyer of a gold ETF or other gold fund is not thinking the way that the average American does.
Gold is not a standard of value. It moves up or down in terms of individuals' competing assessment of its prospects in a world of fiat money. The general public thinks of their national currency unit as a standard of value, but it isn't. That is not because fiat money is uniquely a fiat economic standard. All standards are fiat.
We say "let it be," and then either buy, sell, or do nothing. It is the composite bids of those people who actually buy and sell that establish the price of any asset. There is no earthly source of composite value. There are only objective bids.
Physical measures of the weight and fineness of a gold coin do exist. These measures establish the degree to which a coin deviates from this standard. They enable us to determine whether a coin is a counterfeit. But they do not tell us what gold is worth. Only the free market does that.
Gold possesses intrinsic physical qualities. It is extremely durable. It is malleable. It has a certain luster. All of this in combination has made gold a popular investment tool down through the ages. But there is no intrinsic value to gold. Value is not intrinsic. It is imputed.
Over centuries, an ounce of gold has bought varying quantities of goods and services of varying value.
There is great confusion regarding the value of gold through time, not because gold has changed but because everything else has. What makes gold unique is this: a person can buy something of considerable value with an ounce of gold. There is a market for gold all over the world. There is no market for the things gold would have bought 50 years ago, except as items for the "Antiques Road Show."
This is gold's great benefit: its continuity of value over time. People will still impute value to gold in another century. There are very few investment assets that will surely maintain a comparable value over the same time period.
Every line of mass production gets better over time except gold. Yet gold, by not changing at all, maintains value through time.
Do not confuse this with intrinsic value. Understand it in terms of intrinsic physical qualities. Gold's most important attribute is its high imputed value in relation to its weight. It is expensive to mine.
It is not that people can get rich with gold. It is that they are less likely to get poor.
The stability of gold's value through time is in contrast with the stability of government promises, especially concerning the stability of the national currency unit.
Politicians lie. Gold muddles through. Central bankers make grandiose promises. Gold muddles through. Economists make grand claims about the ability of economic forecasting tools to bring stability to the economy. Gold muddles through.
The business cycle makes and breaks investment plans. Gold muddles through. The structure of personal and corporate debt changes over time, bringing to ruin people's plans. Gold muddles through.
Employers hope for success in terms of their plans for the future. When those plans hit the brick wall of uncertainty, the plans may die. Gold muddles through.
The typical father in India buys gold for his daughter's dowry, just as his father did, and his grandfather did, stretching back through time to before the Bank of England. A gold necklace worn by some lovely young bride in 1500 will look just as good on a bride today.
Think of a bride wearing Federal Reserve Notes. This image just doesn't have the same sense of permanence.
The simple farmer in India may not be able to read, but he will buy gold for his daughter in confidence that a piece of gold is worth more than all the collected assurances of stability issued by all of the Federal Reserve Chairman.
The Western investor trusts the promises of politicians, who he knows lie for a living. He trusts the assurances of a Federal Reserve Board Chairman, when he knows that the same man did not see the crash of 2008-9 coming.
Who shows greater wisdom: the simple farmer in India or the hot-shot money manager on Wall Street?
Gold is not for hot-shot investors. It is for simple people who know enough not to trust the promises of politicians and the assurances of Federal Reserve Board Chairmen.
Gold is a lasting testimony to the lies of politicians. They stand in front of the cameras and tell the voters that things will be just fine one of these days. Real soon now. The voters dream of golden years in retirement.
Congress is Lucy. The voters are Charlie Brown. The Social Security system is a football. We know what is going to happen. Charlie knows what is going to happen. It will happen.
Gold is for the skeptical investor who says, "She's going to pull the ball away. I will not kick it." He sits on the sidelines, amused at the gullibility of Charlie, year after year.
Gold is a valuable thing to store. Don't pay attention to a self-educated gold promoter who tells you that gold is a store of value or has intrinsic value.
Understand the logic of gold before you buy it. The logic of gold is that, fifty years from now, someone will buy that gold with something of value.
Ben Bernanke does not believe this. That's another reason to buy gold.
An even better buy than gold, however, is SILVER!
© 2011, Oren Pardes. All rights reserved.


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Thursday, July 3, 2008
A Trip To San Francisco
This past weekend my daughter Becca and I made a trip to Tracy, CA to visit my son and his wife. Wes and Kristen moved to Tracy 2 weeks ago and this was going to be our first stay-over weekend with them. We got there Friday and had dinner at Chevy's followed by a Margarita party at their house. Saturday, Becca and I went to the Northern California Shoebox Swap and spent the day visiting, learning and crafting. (For more information on that, visit my other blog www.paperpizzazz.blogspot.com) Late Saturday afternoon we decided to ride the Bart into San Francisco and get off at Union Square. Now this was MY first time and you can see from the big smile, I LOVED IT! We had dinner, went shopping all over the Square and then rode back. This is a trip I'm going to HAVE to repeat every time we visit! We came back home on Sunday, tired, fulfilled and definitely happy.
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In 2010 I proposed a Pecha Kucha talk for the Kansas City event entitled, "Code is Magical, Not Mystical".
I've always been curious why more people don't take up programming as a hobby. Many of my friends have said it's because code is "too hard to understand"… yet all admitted they'd picked up other hobbies that seemed just as difficult when they started. This was something I wanted to explore, (and debunk as much as possible).
"Code is Magical"
The thrust of my argument was that many people considered programming to be "mystical": it was a skill or talent that one was born with or was inherently "built for". And this fact precluded many "normal" folks from actually learning anything without significant effort. I attempted to recast that notion into a "magical" nature: sure, software could blow your socks off, but it was magic that could be taught, understood and duplicated with enough practice.
The video from my talk is included here. For a theatre guy, I sound remarkably nervous: I was asked to go up spontaneously, out of turn, as someone was running late, so I was a bit thrown off. Combine that with the nature of Pecha Kucha, and it's no wonder I was a bit "wobbly".


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I just can't help myself. I love to create tabletops. At some point I'll have too many and won't know what to do with all of them.
Here is just another idea.
The set pictured on the right was purchased about 20 years ago in Fortunoffs. I was single at the time and this was my kitchen set. It is made of fiberglass and has lasted so many years but still in great condition. It's been painted three different colors over the years. This table and chairs now inhabit my porch. I just felt like I wanted to do something a little different with it.
The table had a plain glass top that sat on a fiberglass stand. I found a round wicker rug ($3.00)in a basket store in South Carolina. It just happened to fit exactly "under"my glass tabletop. The hardest part was cutting out a perfect round circle out of plywood which I happened to have hanging around my basement. My jigsaw worked great for that part. That is one of the most versatile tools in my collection. A must have!
I used a Sharpy marker to draw the large flower onto the wicker. It wasn't difficult, just a round circle in the middle and eight petals. The flower was then painted with acrylic paints. A quick clear coat was then applied to protect it. Actually the glass that was placed on it really protects it, but I'm big on clear coating everything I paint.
I get plenty of comments on this tabletop now. It's definitely unique and only cost $3.00 to complete.


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Meet Australian cattle & sheep farmers, discover 100 research projects and learn more about what is important to the sustainability of the industry
Central to the sustainability of the Australian beef and lamb industries is the ability for them to be profitable and ensure a strong workforce and rural communities. Unless the industry is profitable from the farm gate to the processor, then initiatives related to continued improvement with environmental management and animal welfare outcomes are not possible.
There are a number of challenges that at different times post challenges to the viability of the industry, including:
We are beef cattle farmers located in the Western Downs/Maranoa Region of Queensland. Our farm produces food for families...
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Farming has been my family's way of life for a long time. Our Great Grandfather bought Burrowye Station in 1919.
There is nothing better than seeing happy relaxed cattle chewing their cud lying in the shade of trees.
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It was almost romantic. Cozily snuggled together with the sound of rain falling gently. It was a shame that the mood was filled with tension until she finally fell asleep. When she did, Hiko laid there thinking about how some people have roller-coaster lives. The big drops, the ups and downs, the unexpectedness. Even when you finally think that nothing else could go wrong, you are reminded sharply that is how life is. The differences between most people are that some are riding the biggest and fastest roller-coasters and others are on the kiddie rides. He had a feeling that with Tationy it would always be the scary ones that take you at high speeds and disorient you with all sorts of different directions.
There were plenty of things that needed discussed and even more he needed to ask. He wanted to know what she and Tusbaki were talking about. What was so special about yesterday? What did it have to do with Abe? He wanted to know about Mikio. What did she see? Did he have to worry? With how upset she was about her father, he never got the opportunity. All he could really do was hold her and hope that she would talk to him. Eventually sleep overtook him, but not before he had agonized over every little thing.
Hiko was sensitive to any little sound. When he heard a door close it jolted him awake. Not even certain how long he had been sleeping, he forced himself to pull away from Tationy's warmth as he got up to see what was going on and realized that Sadamitsu and Tsubaki had left. He locked up the door and moved back to bed, stopping a moment to watch her sleep. There was no explaining how much he loved having her with him and when he slid into bed he pressed his body into hers. Tationy smelled amazing, she was so warm, and Hiko was getting rather excited just thinking about touching her. "Tationy," He whispered her name as his fingers teased along her hip, "Can I touch you a bit?"
Honestly he did not expect a response, but her head turned and with pursed lips she responded with, "Mmhmm."
Hiko chuckled, "Are you sure you are awake?"
"Yeah, I have been awake for about three hours."
Surprised he asked, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"We have been rushing around so much, I just wanted to let you sleep a bit."
He smiled, "You are pretty amazing you know that?"
"Do you really think so?"
"Ahh," He said as he smiled and licked his lips. She had given him permission and it took him only a moment to press his mouth against hers. He thought that he wouldn't like it if she was aggressive, but when she reciprocated the kiss, thrusting her tongue demandingly into his mouth he realized he was wrong.
The angle was awkward and as much as he hated doing it he pulled his hand away long enough to coax her to her side so she was facing him. The sound of the rain and the rustling of their bodies rubbing against each other was only overshadowed by the sensations of her mouth and warmth, "Is this alright?" He asked as his fingers found their way inside her panties and after some fumbling found their intended mark. He noticed how she nipped her lip. "Do you like it?"
"Yes, don't stop," She whispered against his mouth and Hiko excitedly complied.
Tension filled his body rather suddenly though when her hands began to touch his chest and arms and eventually moving down between them. The sound felt ripped from his throat as he moaned, "Mmm, Tationy." He was nuzzling her ear with his mouth. Thrusting his hips slightly, her hand was filled; he was throbbing under her touch. This was the first time she had ever rubbed him there. He couldn't take it, "I am going to…." Hiko thought for certain she was trying to bring him to climax as his words were cut off with a feathery kiss along his lips.
"Don't worry, Hiko. This moment is about us. It is not about achieving orgasm. If you do or I do that is just a benefit. So, breath alright." He was so caught up in the sensation of losing control that he had not realized right away that she had stopped touching him. Hiko was disappointed when his senses returned, but after a time she moved her hand back to his need to stroke him again.
It was agonizing. He loved playing in bed with her, but all the stopping and starting was frustrating for him. It took him a while to understand she was helping him to gain control bit by bit and they managed to spend several hours in bed learning about each other's bodies and teasing each other.
He definitely was not unsatisfied when it was all said and done, though a little annoyed that he eventually released against her thigh instead of in her. Hiko new he had to work off the frustration and convinced her to take a run with him. She dragged her feet. It was obvious she was not the type of girl that liked working out and as they jogged around the neighborhood she was always way behind him. Eventually he slowed and grabbed her hand practically dragging her along, "You got to keep up."
"Hiko, can't we take a break?"
"No. I have not gotten any exercise in other than basketball practice since you and I got involved. I need this."
"I am not built for this though," She responded and then got quiet, "Why do you need this? Your body is really fit."
Annoyed as he thought about it he responded, "When I was younger I was a little overweight. My father blamed it on my mother's side of the family."
"You mean the Yamada?"
Stopping suddenly, he felt her crash into him though his body had not budged. He did not remember telling her that, but of course he did mention that he had been to some of the Yamada family gatherings so she probably could have figured it out. Either way it really did not matter. He turned to face her, "My mother is Yamada. Her name is Ako. Probably bothers you right that we are related?"
Definition: Gods of Aslann – While many gods appear in Aslann mythology, several appear among Aslann religions. Kazuma who is considered the creator of the world and life itself is known as the King of the Gods. He divided parts of himself, creating the God of War – Ryozo, the God of Death – Rin, and the God of Love – Hisoka. The gods warred against each other and in the center of their battlefield rose up a single flower. Kazuma believed it to be the most beautiful of all his creations, so he turned it into the Queen of the Gods – Tearra. In most historical text the five great gods walked the earth at one point and became the founders of the Kari (Kazuma), Tylo (Tearra), Hamara (Hisoka), Ishi (Rin), and Waichia (Ryozo).
She had a rather pensive look upon her face, "Not really. There was actually a recent genetic study that says just a thousand years ago that everyone born during that time was related in some form and that in this modern age in Aslann that over seven million of its citizens are related by a common ancestor. Anyone with Tylo, Ishi, Kari, Hamara, or even Waichia blood even if it is a small amount are all descended from the Gods of Aslann. Four of those gods were created by Kazuma, so essentially we are all Kari."
Hiko laughed nervously, "Don't say that to my father."
Tationy had not smiled and he felt a bit nervous until she finally said, "I am sorry your mother left, Hiko."
Keeping the emotion at bay was difficult so he turned away from her, "Come on we got another mile to do before we can rest."
They had run in relative silence and eventually stopped at a park. Hiko spotted a basketball that someone left behind that was in pretty decent shape. He felt more comfortable with it in his hands, "You want to talk to me about something."
He made a rather unhappy expression as he gripped the basketball and watched her sit upon the ground. For a moment he was a little bit too tense, but eventually relaxed as he made the ball bounce, "Ahh." He took a breath, "About several things actually and I want you to be straight with me."
"When we were with the Ishi and Jin mentioned Agito being the son of Hayato. It got me thinking. He has been cutting out on practice for a while now. It was starting to get pretty annoying actually and I am wondering if he saw something, him being Tylo and all. Which makes me wonder if you saw something. Is the gymnasium going to shut down? The school? Do you know the answer?"
She made a sound that was not really identifiable, "The future is really quite fickle. Some things you can weave your way through to make them happen the way you want them to and other things are a little more set in stone because you have no control over them. For example, let's say there is a future where Sadamitsu and Tsubaki got married. It is just one out of millions. Knowing how and why it happens I could push it to happen by ensuring that they are perhaps in the right place at the right time, but other things are out of my control. The Gymnasium can go either way. I have no control over soil."
"Did you see it though?"
"I saw millions and billions of outcomes for the school and many of them the gymnasium closed. Seeing the future is not enough, being able to calculate which future is going to happen is the key to predicting the future and changing it. The issue becomes which future? I imagine Agito is banking on the fact that in so many futures the gymnasium closed. If you have a million possible outcomes and all but one turns out one way, then it is probably a given that the one with the majority is the right outcome and it is going to get there one way or the other, but the future is always changing."
"So, what you are saying is there is still a chance for that single outcome."
"Of course. The Tylo are running around manipulating events right and left. They want something to happen, they make it happen, which inadvertently effects something else. If your future means going left and dieing in a car accident or going right and living happily ever after; your fate is left up to you. Do you pick left or do you pick right. Now the Tylo are a variable that lives outside of calculations. So let's say you take the path to the right, but there is a Tylo that does not want you to live to see old age. With a little manipulation of events he could in theory make you go left instead of right."
"This shit pisses me off," He responded. "I hate knowing my path can be manipulated…" Suddenly he stopped talking as his eyes fixed upon her, "Have you manipulated events involving me?"
Silence. It lingered for some time before she finally said, "I cannot manipulate something when you are the one making all the decisions for us."
Hiko deduced that was what she meant when she told his father that she was content letting him lead the way, "Is that alright though, Tationy?
"I told you already Hiko I will not let anything hurt our future."
"Then shouldn't you…"
She cut him off abruptly, "If I manipulate the future they can see it. It cannot be me that makes the decisions. To move beyond the eyes of other Tylo, you must lead the way. Don't worry Hiko, I will give you a gentle hand to guide you when and if you need it, but you are doing fine. Our future is all in your hands, if you want something to happen…then make it happen. Have a bit of confidence in yourself."
Hiko did not understand what she meant. Why did it make a difference if it was her or him leading? Wouldn't the Tylo see him just as easily as they would her? "I am not like you though," He said as he shot a few baskets. "I can't see the future."
"You are Kari. What special thing do they have that makes them unique?"
Definition: Shoruta – Innate Kari ability known as Adaptive Muscle Memory which allows them to see actions or movements done and replicate them.
He thought about it a moment, "A lot of the other families say that the Kari can do things that defy what normal humans can do. We can see an action or a movement done and instantly learn it. It is nothing really."
"I think you are wrong about that. Imagine being able to copying the aiming skills of a marksmen, the fighting styles of any master in the world, watching a wrestling match and duplicating a move off the ropes. This is truly unique and not something that ordinary humans can do."
"It is really not that great."
"You are wrong. Photographic reflexes allow you to mimic any ability or movement you see. It is amazing. The possibilities of the things you can learn to do are not just limited to physical activities. Body language for example is an action. Could you imagine what you could do if you could read the bodies of people like they were a book. It is like playing poker and spotting a tell. This essentially allows you to anticipate their actions and respond accordingly. Then, there is combat perception. People that know a fighting style are taught very specific ways of doing things. If you do this, I do that. Learning something like a fighting style and being able to use it allows you to understand how the fighter might think and move, thus knowing what strategy they might use against you. Just being able to do these things helps to improve your dexterity, agility, athleticism, which means you could compete with any of the most proficient and top athletes in the world. You are limiting yourself. The brain is the most important muscle you have. Just as you can use your body to copy these skills, your brain in theory should be able to expand as well. With time you could recall a vast amount of information. Maybe Kazuma's gift to the Kari was the ability to defy human expectations; perhaps the Kari have simply forgotten what that means. Opening your mind to the possibilities means you are not limited. The vast repertoire you could acquire will make you formidable and unpredictable, which will be useful."
She had a unique way of seeing things, "I am not smart like you though."
"There are many different forms of intelligence. My brain just works differently than yours does, but that does not mean you are not capable of keeping up. It is not your intellect that holds you back Hiko Kari, it is your confidence. You do not understand how special you are."
"Special huh? I am a disappointment to my father and my family. Any hard work I did with the basketball team is mote because I may not be able to show how much I put into it. The one thing I want to do is make love to my girlfriend and I can't even do that without losing control."
"Maybe we should watch some porn then."
Hiko choked as he looked at her suddenly, "What? Why?"
"It was joke." She responded softly, "The Kari can copy movements and actions. Porn actors last forever…never mind."
"Oh," He practically turned red from embarrassment.
"Today was really amazing, Hiko."
"Was it?"
"Yeah it was. I am really sorry, it was my fault you …"
"Your fault?"
"Well, we were doing a lot of stopping and starting. I could tell you were frustrated. It felt a bit like I was torturing you."
He got it, she was saying that she let him release instead of stopping again, "I was frustrated, but not with you. That is not even possible when you are being so patient and understanding. Cannot imagine any woman putting up with a man that cannot even control himself long enough to please his woman."
"You please me."
"That is not what I meant and you know it."
Suddenly she was quiet. That silence sometimes was so companionable and other times felt heavy. He let it linger for a moment as he released the ball and said, "I want to talk about Abe. I overheard you and Tsubaki talking, what was yesterday?"
"When Abe and I first met he was so self-assured. He knew what he wanted and how he was going to go about getting it. He was scouted by professional baseball teams since he was in sixth grade. Can you imagine a pro-scout watching an eleven year old play. Watching Abe play is amazing. He is so good at everything. He can pitch and bat and he can get on base faster than any player I ever saw. When he and I were dating I went to all of his games. Never missed one and when the Thacian City Rockets started showing up to scout him, it was a big deal. Abe wants to play pro, but he wants to do it in his home country. He is not interested in going to America like so many other athletes are." Hiko listened quietly, "There was one game and a scout talked with him after. Invited us both to dinner and after Abe said he really liked what the scout had to say, but he was not ready to play for them yet."
"Why not?"
"They were not offering him the amount of money he expected. He asked me if I thought they would give it to him at some point, if he should hold out, and I told him yes. Even gave him a time frame for when they might approach him. We agreed on that day that if it happened that we would both be there when he signed the contracts. That we would celebrate. Yesterday he sent me a text saying he was heading to sign the contract and wanted me to be there." Hiko felt tension settle in his shoulders, "I wanted to keep my word to him. I wanted to be there for him, but yesterday was the day it happened. The best day of his life is one of the worst days of mine."
"Were you going to tell me?"
"Of course. You got home from the store and we started talking about other things and then Sadamitsu and Tsubaki arrived. I figured I would tell you after they left."
He wanted to believe that, "You should have told me. Keeping your word is really important even to a piece of shit like that. I would have gone with you." Pausing a moment he took a breath, "Is Mikio going to be an issue?"
"I cannot say."
"Cannot or won't?"
She got quiet a moment, "The future has no certainties, but I have seen him in my future more than once. One day you take a step forward and could become a king, but the next day you take a step back and the walls of your empire come crumbling to the ground. The Tylo bank on the probability that certain events are going to happen and in some cases ensure that they do. Mikio and other Tylos like him see the future as a giant experiment. We are all just components being added. Whether or not he is going to be an issue or is an issue is not yet clear."
Hiko found her words troubling as he felt her phone, which was in his pocket, vibrate. He was almost tempted to not say anything, but he pulled it from his pocket certain there could be a chance the message was important. He felt like a jealous and possessive boyfriend when he handed it to her and asked, "Who is it?"
"Got a few. Kyo says that they are cleaning out our dorms today and gave a number that we can call to check in regarding where our stuff will be relocated to. He also says he tried messaging you, but received no response. Wants to know if you are ignoring him. Sadamitsu wants us to come over to his place in a little bit for some band practice and …." For a moment she was silent, "Booze and sex. That boy is quite a handful." Hiko tried not to laugh as she continued, "Someone called Zen says to tell you to stop breaking your phone and call him back."
For a moment he stared at her rubbing the back of his neck, "I wonder how Zen got your number. Did you give it to my dad or something?"
"No. The only people I gave my number to are Tsubaki and Abe. So, I imagine Sadamitsu got it from Tsubaki. Kyo probably got it off the paperwork at school."
"Maybe he got it from Kyo." Hiko shrugged casually, "I will tell him not to call."
"It is fine. With your phone broken people might need to get a hold of you this will be easier."
"Aren't you worried about your privacy? I will be able to see your text or who is calling you."
"I might be a bit old-fashioned in my views on cellphones, but if you are locking something it is because you do not want people to read it. That to me means you are either doing things you are not supposed to be doing to begin with or afraid to share yourself one hundred percent with someone. Locking a phone for professional reasons is one thing, but when you are in a personal relationship with someone especially if it is a long-term relationship and you don't want your significant other to see your phone, hear your conversations, or read your text then there are some serious communication and respect issues going on there. He liked hearing that even though he was certain at some point in their relationship she might get tired of him always asking.
Hiko had wanted to jog back to the hotel, but Tationy managed to plead and beg for a taxi ride. It had been nice, the two of them cozily sitting close as they made their way through the city. There was still plenty to discuss, but they had been out in the heat far too long. It was time to cool off with a shower and get some food. There were plenty of phone calls that needed to be returned and if Sadamitsu had his way they would be over at his place later on that day.
As they departed the elevator he gave her hand a squeeze as they talked mostly about the increasing humidity since that morning. Rounding the corner Hiko stopped instantly when he caught sight of the last person he wanted to see. "Abe," Tationy whispered his name.
"Get lost Kari, Tat and I need to talk."
"Well start talking then, but I am not going anywhere."
The annoyance was clear on Abe Sosa's face, but he had relented and started speaking, "You weren't there, why? Is it because of this piece of shit Kari?"
"It had nothing to do with him Abe."
"Then answer me. Why did you break your promise?"
"Don't pretend like you don't know what yesterday was."
"I apologized for that."
"Is that what you call it?"
Their voices were raising and Hiko had to do his best to keep himself out of the conversation. Truth was he wanted to beat Abe into the ground. "Tsk," The sound through Abe's teeth sounded harsh even though his expression had remained relatively neutral, but Hiko knew the look of anger in a man's eyes when he saw it. "You think this Kari does not have perversions? Eventually Tat he is going to want to be balls deep in you and some depraved monster is going to show its ugly face. All men are indecent."
"Your the only guy like that Sosa," Hiko spoke.
"Stay the fuck out of our conversation, this has nothing to do with you," Abe said as he made a motion with his hand to indicate that Hiko's words had no baring on the discussion. He noticed the silver glint as the necklace that Hiko had ripped off of him during their initial fight became unhidden from Abe's shirt. The fact that Abe was wearing that promise ring around his neck again told Hiko that things were not over between him and Tationy as much as he wanted them to be. Forcing himself to remain cool was proving to be difficult.
"You wrapped your hands around my throat Abe," She finally spoke which silenced the two men, "Your penis kept rubbing against me as you squeezed harder and even though I was grabbing your hands trying to remove them, you still continued to choke me. I was struggling beneath you, dizzy, and couldn't breathe. You would not have even noticed if you killed me because that moment was about you. It was about your depravity. I knew it was a mistake, but how else is a girl suppose to make a selfish guy like you understand when he does not believe the words she speaks?"
Tationy's phone rang which halted the conversation. Even though Hiko did not want to answer it he knew he needed to when he saw it was Zen. He was hardly listening to Zen though as Abe spoke, "I seriously do not want to be having this conversation in front of that Kari." With an annoyed sigh he continued as he set the gift box on the windowsill, "I was excited. My betrothed who had been telling me no for the longest time said she would share my bed. Everything was perfect Tat. I was comfortable. I thought we could share everything with each other, but really all those times you told me that you would accept me for me, you were really saying just the things you approved of. I might be depraved, but at least I am not a frigid prude. You told me hundreds of times there was no one else, but that slutty body of yours never once got exited by my touch. Tell me again Tat, that I was the only one." He stared at her, "Nothing? Need your Kari boyfriend to get off the phone and speak for you?"
Hiko was annoyed as he listened to the conversation between Tationy and Abe. Speaking on the phone he said, "Zen I will call you back." If Zen had wanted to respond he was given little opportunity when Hiko hung up the phone and directed his attention upon Tationy whose face seemed far more hurt than he expected it would. Abe's words must have stung deeply, "Tationy go inside."
She instantly protested, "But…"
He had to refrain from snapping, "Go."
"Please don't fight, Hiko."
He had to bite back the irritation at being limited in what he could do in this situation, "I won't." While she walked away the two men stood silently staring at each other. Don't fight. Inwardly he groaned he wanted to beat this Sosa scum into a bloody pulp. Round two that was what he wanted and this time she would not be there to see him lose control. No one deserved it more than Sosa did. He took a breath as he leaned his back against the windowsill. He needed a cigarette. Having not had one for nearly two days his nerves felt rather shot. After several long moments of silence he spoke, "Saying that shit make you feel better?"
"I don't need a lecture from you."
"No lecture. I kind of understand." He noticed a subtle movement from Abe, but the guy offered no response. "If the roles were reversed I would be pretty angry. Don't know what I would do or say."
Abe snorted, "So, what are we friends now?"
"No, I just don't like seeing that look upon her face. So, why don't you tell me what this was really all about? You came all this way to make her feel like shit?"
There was silence from Abe and Hiko thought for certain he was not even going to say a word. He could hear him moving about and then felt a nudge to his arm. When he looked he noticed a photograph which Abe had pulled from his wallet. He had to hold back the choking feeling when he realized it was of Tationy.
Taking the offered picture he gazed upon it. This girl was not the same girl he was sharing a bed with and calling his girlfriend. "What you think you know and what you know are two different things. You don't know shit. That girl in there is not the real her. To get back at me she went from this," He said tapping the picture in Hiko's hands, "To that. You are just another thing in a very long list of revenge tactics."
He didn't want to believe that as his eyes memorized every detail of the photo. Hiko wanted to tell Abe to shove it that Tationy did not want to be with him. Even though he recalled Tationy saying she changed her appearance because Abe hated it, there was a part of him that was doubting. She seemed so happy in the photo. Her eyes were smiling. Did her eyes twinkle at all since they got together? As Abe continued talking his words stung, "This is the life you have planned out for the two of you; hotels and asking for money from her mother?"
How did Abe know about that? "I did not ask, her mother offered. It is a business arrangement." Hiko did not know why he was even bothering to defend himself.
"So, you bought Tationy." Those words stung too deeply. This guy knew how to hit below the belt. "Think what you want of me Kari, but I was never desperate or depraved enough to buy her. Even when her mother offered. I guess that is the difference between you and I. I love her and you want to own her."
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This guy got under Hiko's skin and even though he was screaming at himself not to do it. Within seconds he had Abe backed against the wall and his forearm pressed across his throat. Through strained breath Abe spoke, "Go ahead, low blood."
"Keep talking," Hiko said through gritted teeth. "Give me a reason."
Abe managed a smirk, "Someone like you don't need one. You got nothing to offer her. The only thing you know how to do is hurt people with your fist. I have plenty of patience. Someday, Tationy is going to find her way to my bed and I am going to fuck her. She won't ever go back to a piece of shit Kari like you."
Hiko knew he was being goaded. Every ounce of strength he had to resist the urge to hit him that is what it took to pull himself away. "Don't come back her again. Don't call her. Don't look at her. Don't even attempt to visit her. If you do, I will definitely kill you."
When he entered the room he slammed the door behind him. Several deep breaths later he finally sought her out with his eyes only to be disheartened when he saw that pained look upon her face. The same look she had the day he and Abe fought over her. It angered him. As if he was not irritated enough to begin with, having her look like that again frustrated him. He was moving, even though he kept telling himself to stop and take several breaths the palm of his hand slammed into the wall at the side of her head. No reaction from her. She knew it was coming. "Is that look on you face for him? Answer me Tationy. Tell me you don't feel anything for him. Please, tell me that."
Her lack of response was not helping the situation, "I lied to you before."
With an exasperated sigh he responded, "Of course you did."
"I told you that when I said I love you to Abe he did not believe me. Always said that it seemed like I wanted to say those words to someone else. You asked me if I did and I told you no that there was no one else. That was not true though. There was someone else. You asked me earlier today if I ever manipulated events regarding you and I gave you a partial truth."
"So, lying is all you know how to do huh?"
"I was deceptive when I pretended as though we did not know each other and when I pretended to not remember that day when we were little. I remembered. I just didn't say anything. The truth is Hiko, that you have been in my head my entire life. When Abe and I got together I was at a point where I refused to believe that I could see the future. Each thing he did just made it clear. I knew what was going to happen when I went with him that night. I knew it and I went anyway. I guess I hoped I was wrong. That all of this craziness I see in my head all the time was just that. I put myself in that situation."
He found himself staring blankly at her as she spoke, "I didn't hate Abe for being who he is. I knew he was that way all along and even though I was afraid I stayed with him. After what happened I just kept thinking about this power. How I hated it. Having it brought me nothing. So, this is where that partial truth comes in. I am a selfish woman who wanted to have that little boy look at her again, even if for just a moment. So, I followed that path. I got myself kicked out of school after school, until there was no place else for my mother to send me. She was happy sending me to Sofore after all Abe was there. All I had to do was let my mother know which dorm Abe was in which happened to be the same dorm you were residing. She did the rest. I was happy just being able to see you even though you never once looked at me. That little boy, changed so much."
Hiko expelled air from his lungs as he placed his other hand on the wall near her side. "You really piss me off you know that?"
She finally looked at him, "I know."
"I told you no more secrets and no lying. Seriously, do not know what I am going to do with you."
"Love me, own me, keep me. You have my permission to do anything you want."
"Are you going to regret those words if I become a monster Tationy?"
"I am more a monster then you will ever be."
There was tension in his arms and his shoulders as he looked into her eyes. He could see it so clearly. That pained expression wasn't because she was unhappy or tormented, it wasn't for Abe or even him, it was because she was aware of the depths she would go to obtain what she wanted and hold on to it. She had called him timid at one point. Told him he needed to have more confidence. He was Kari. She was his woman. He was her man. His responsibility was to take care of her and protect her. They were the same, "If this is how it is Tationy, then understand I won't tolerate Abe coming around. Don't give your word to another man ever again. Are we clear?"
"Is there anything you want to say?"
Her eyes were fixed on his, "If you ever betray me Hiko Kari, I will send you to a place you will never be able to return from."
He leaned down slightly, "You are really scary you know that?"
"Stop pretending it does not turn you on."
Hiko nervously laughed a moment before speaking seriously, "I wanted to kill him especially when he said you would find your way to his bed. This, me and you, was not for revenge right?"
"Abe is a sadist that is incapable of feeling love. He can fake it pretty well, but true pleasure for him comes from hurting people regardless of the form. Revenge has no baring on a situation where the person involved is incapable of caring. Abe says what he says for reactions. Pushing your buttons is fun for him. Taking the girlfriend of a rival is conquest. Nothing is more fun to him then seeing the face of the guy when he walks in and his girlfriend is on all fours being taken. Abe likes those guys he can break. Timid guys that are not going to fight back or those guys like you that are quick to temper. Making a fool out of men is just as much fun to Abe as his kink and fetishes in the bedroom. Revenge does not work on him. Me leaving was a slight against him. How dare I walk away from Abe Sosa. He only cares because I left. It has nothing to do with wanting me back or love. That is the type of guy he is."
Tationy always took a simple yes or no question and turned it into a long drawn out answer. He was glad though. Even though she was older she was still that same odd little girl he met at the Yamada estate and played in the thistle field with.
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DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that Craig B. Glidden has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel, effective March 1. Glidden will lead a team of staff attorneys who are integrated into all of GM's regional and functional teams in more than 30 countries.
"Craig Glidden has had a distinguished career managing complex legal issues around the world, and his broad legal and senior management expertise fits perfectly with our strategic priorities and plans for global growth," said GM CEO Mary Barra.
Glidden, 57, succeeds Michael Millikin, 66, who is retiring in July after a nearly four-decade legal career, including five years as GM's general counsel.
"I'm enthused to be joining General Motors and its management team to help drive the company forward," said Glidden. "The company has made significant progress in recent years and I look forward to further advancing the business goals."
Before joining GM, Glidden was executive vice president and chief legal officer for LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies. He oversaw the company's global legal, communications, government affairs and compliance groups.
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Glidden is licensed to practice law in Texas and Florida. He is a member and past chair of The General Counsel Forum and currently serves on the Board of the Houston Bar Foundation. He was based in Houston.
Barra praised Millikin for his years of service to GM. "I'd like to thank Mike for all he has done to support GM throughout his 38-year career, and especially in the time he served as general counsel. I wish him and his wife, Karen, all the best in retirement."
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The FAA, in a notice in the Federal Register on Monday, said it has determined that potential problems with rivets could cause "failures or jams" that affect the plane's ability to climb or descend. The failure could result in "possible loss of control of the airplane," the FAA said.
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In response to @MyCancellation Twitter Account Keeps Getting Suspended :
Ah, the return of the spam-flaggers. It's been a while since that little tactic made the news. What a perfect expression of mindless left-wing groupthink.
It's interesting how completely the Left has abandoned all pretense of respecting free speech during the Obama era. From the Sandra Fluke radio jihad (which did damage to a lot of people who had absolutely nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh – arguably much more damage than they ever inflicted on Rush himself) to the Chick-fil-A boycott… from Obama's creepy "Attack Watch" obsessions to recent White House threats against insurance executives who spill the beans about ObamaCare… from Obama's bizarre insistence that the people he blamed for creating the financial mess "shouldn't do a lot of talking right now," down to these Twitter cretins forming lynch mobs to shut down people they don't like. Shutting people up is so much easier than debating them!
You always get this sort of thing in authoritarian and collectivist governments. Power requires control. Bigger government means more control. At a certain point, even rhetorical dissent becomes an unacceptable loss of power. Look at the current Obama dead-ender meme that Republican opposition somehow "sabotaged" ObamaCare. They've been willing to argue that even talking it down was tantamount to treason, a deadly insult that shattered the fragile program's tender sensibilities.
Power is sustained by obedience. There is little power in a law that everyone disobeys. The new craze is for power beyond the law – forcing people to obey the will of the Ruling Class, destroying them for taking perfectly legal actions the Ruling Class disapproves of, such as cancelling insurance policies ObamaCare made more expensive. In order to exercise that level of power, dissent must be suppressed.
But that's really an inevitable conclusion of the fundamental "liberal" belief in the State as the soul of its people. "Government is the one thing we all do together," they chirped at the Democratic National Convention. Well, nobody of good will can possibly dissent from the judgment of the popular will. If the government is the fountain of benevolence, then anyone who interferes with it must be malevolent. QED. And why should malevolent people be allowed to pollute the shining public square with their filthy words of doubt?


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Lizzy Greene is giving us major hair envy on the new cover of Posh Kids magazine.
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"I was the kid at school who was always sticking up for people and hated for it," Lizzy told the mag. "Now that look back on it, I have totally moved on and I know I did the right thing always."
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Today, Speaking Empire announced that Kevin Harrington, As Seen On TV pioneer, and Matt Bacak, Internet Marketer of the year, will be headlining the AMPLIFY Experience, October 21-23, 2016 at the Bayfront Hilton, St. Petersburg, FL.
Kevin Harrington, the original "Shark" on ABC's "Shark Tank" and co-founder of Electronic Retailers Association, will bring his extensive understanding of direct response marketing, start-up businesses and capital raising to the conference. "Obviously, we're really excited for our audience to hear Kevin speak. It's an extremely rare opportunity to hear directly from an individual who's been responsible for generating over $4 billion in sales through the power of marketing one's message," said Dustin Mathews, CEO of Speaking Empires and organizer of the Amplify Experience.
Matt Bacak is considered by many an Internet Marketing Legend and most recently created news with his announcement of partnership with CNBC, "Cleveland Hustle's" Bonin Bough. Using his marketing techniques, he became a Best Selling author and built a huge fan base of over 1.2 million people. Matt is not only a sought-after internet marketer, but he's built multiple, multi million dollar companies.
At the Amplify Experience, Dustin Mathews will be revealing publicly, for the very first time, his latest research in the area of marketing - The Brand Response™ Blueprint. He will also discuss Irresistible Offer Architecture™ - the formula for creating offers based on desires of the market. In addition, Dave VanHoose will be sharing his Presentainer® technology for for increasing sales through persuasion and influence.
Speaking Empire, founded by Dave VanHoose & Dustin Mathews, is recognized as a disruptive company in the leadership and education space that trains the world's leading centers of influence, celebrity entrepreneurs and business owners in diverse markets around the world including: personal development, internet marketing, business opportunities, stock trading, software, health & wellness and network marketing.
Speaking Empire events such as The AMPLIFY Experience have featured TV personalities such as Dave Seymour from A&E's Flipping Boston, Actress Kari Michaelsen of Gimme A Break & Kevin Harrington of Shark Tank.


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The politics of the land have started, just like a bad disease. Democracy has been a good thing, not to Kenya but but to he who invented it. When the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain 6 March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life said that there is no independence when other African countries were not Independent. Then, Africa was speaking in one voice. Her desire to get herself out of the hands of the oppressor was great not to imagine.
It has been 53 years since Kenya got independence, but it has always gotten darker by the day. A few months ago we did not have maize to feed the nation, suddenly it was not there. The most very common food was not available on our tables and people were starving. At the same time our government was preparing to launch the Mombasa-Nairobi phase of the standard gauge railway project estimated to already have costed us cost KES327bn ($3.8bn) to be exact. While its citizens were hungry, going to bed with empty stomachs and waking up to empty promises.
Normally at this particular time of the election our country is always vulnerable, something I have never understood. Election in Kenya is like a pregnant woman, whom from the time she realizes there is a baby growing inside her, everything else now surrounds her and even to labour for 9 months with grace is just unthinkable luxury. The land of the queen, in this case Elizabeth II have been through a referendum and an election, and it was not a big deal. they walk in and walked out, just like when we visit the John. But for Kenya, NO NO we have to make the hell out of this day, and even when we prepare for it, it seems to be our last day on earth even when its not.
There has been cry that if, Kenya, and Africa as a whole does not introduce hygiene in their politics 50 years will mean nothing leave alone 100 years. Our country has been attacked by the disease of seeking to please our tribal appetite and even when it kills us, we do not care. Thats how we vote, that's how we marry, that's how we interact. The pastor gives a very powerful message on a Sunday morning on being patriotic and for us being christians we enjoy the christianity that makes us feel good but not making us good. Our hearts are dead to change, and thats why we keep moving fast to death while we are still alive.
During this period, those seeking to be elected spend their loot to campaign, to please the public. They fly their helicopters and land in the middle of the dwelling of the poor, disturbing their peace. And the poor respond to the visitor calling, with pride and joy I suppose, sometimes with cries and anguish……I ask myself why they keep on coming. They throw a few notes, people fight for them before they even land on the ground. Hail the thief, who is here today to return what he stole. We like in the very dark part of the world, but we have made it dark and it continues to be dark for some if not all of us, while a few have taken advantage of the darkness, we do not realize that we are in darkness.
The government who are seeking re-election have been in a hurry to launch the projects that will give them political mileage, especially at this hour of death. So the SGR was launched before the read connecting it was finished, and all shit was on the floor for everyone to see. A bridge collapsed two days after the president himself visited and launched it saying that it had costed the taxpayer KES1.2 billion. So there you go, screw the taxpayer. We see this things everyday, they sadden us, sometimes until you don't want to watch news anymore, but when a thief is named, just because he comes from your community, he becomes your thief…….and to you he is a saint.
When the president visited Kirinyaga, he was flagged by two of his thieves, both women one accused of election rigging and the other embezzling public funds and both seeking to be elected for a particular seat. The president looking at the crowd said, "I will not tell you who to elect but the loser will get a state job". So even the President of our republic looked at the two thieves and loved them equally and wanted the best for them,…….and the people cheered. It was named Kirinyaga berby. So little is known a day when Kenya woke up to realize the depth it has sunk to, yet we claim to be alive.
The opposition on the other hand is not made of angels, because we are still in Africa. They are made of other thieves having felt the cold for long, sat down and decided they have a plan, a great plan, to deliver the Kenyans to the promised land…..just like a package. Their campaigns have been funded either by money looted from the county or by individuals seeking to loot in the next government in tenders and contracts if at all they end up in the office. This is the disease that has crippled our country, and as the true sons and daughter of this nation, we have done nothing but to encourage it. So every election year, we see the same monkey in a different forest.
Since we have refused to learn, or to use our knowledge, lets just say in really easy and short way that we will perish, we have perished. The generation that will come after us will inherit a looted country, or will inherit nothing al all. And for us who still have pride in giving birth, will endure the pain for nothing, for the society will be dead by the time the baby makes the cry of their birth.


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Many people have a difficult time sticking to a proper diet because the hunger pains become too overwhelming. Well, thankfully, there is a solution. With many different tips, tricks & videos you can easily control your appetite. Below, we provide some basic tips that you can start applying immediately to help you if you can't stop eating. Tip #1: Eat More Protein We might as well consider this to be the most important thing in a proper diet. Reason is because protein is KING above all the other macro-nutrients available. Protein is the main recovery factor for almost everything in our body including, tissues, tendons, ligaments, muscles, hair follicles, fingernails, teeth, atoms & much more. If our body is deficient in protein, we will in fact take a loss of lean body mass (LBM) and lean muscle. So now let's take a look at how protein can help us curbing our appetite. It is known science that protein takes longer to digest then other macro-nutrients. For this reason, this long digestion period will help you feel full a lot longer. Every meal should consist of a complete protein for a well-balance of nutrients. Tip #2: Did You Exercise Today? I could imagine you didn't need to read this article to know that you should be exercising daily. The benefit daily exercise has on appetite is astonishing. Exercise consisting of both weight training and cardiovascular activities can temporarily supress your body's hunger cravings by changing the hormone levels Ghrelin and Peptide YY. When these hormones are released, you will have the temporary satisfaction of not feeling hungry. Tip #3: How About A Caffeine Rush? Caffeine is known to be as a natural appetite suppressant. Now, I'm not telling you drink drink 8 cups of coffee a day but maybe having a coffee mid-day can give you the benefit of suppressing your hunger. If your trying to lose weight, try to limit the amount of sugar in the coffee. Tip #4: I See Green! Eating a meal consisting of salad could be beneficial because it is low on calories and will most likely fill you up. Vegetables of the dark-green color has amazing nutrient benefits and can significantly help you stop eating. Eating something that will take up a lot of room in your stomach will be your key to curbing your appetite. Tip #5: Have You Had Enough H2O Today? Drinking lots of water, or even even fruits and vegetable containing high-volumes of water can help you stop eating. They add bulk to your meals while also stretching out your stomach, emptying the stomach slower. If you're feeling a slight hunger pain, maybe go and have a large glass of water and see if that helps with your appetite. Tip #6: Are You Busy? Keeping yourself free of boredom can have a phenominal effect on your hunger. Most people get hungry because they […]Read More...
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Vidya Game News – February 17, 2017
– Those wonderful people on Reddit have managed to get Primal Rage 2 working on MAME. Read more here!
– Polygon and other sites are reporting that the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane trilogy will hit stores on June 30. You can listen to our Crash Bandicoot show here!
– On Twitter, via US Gamer, some lucky journalists back in the day got promotional t-shirts for Project Reality, the early name for the N64. And, they're gloooorrrrrious.
– Unholy Night, a new SNES fighting game by the makers of Samurai Showdown and King of Fighters, is looking for Kickstarter backers for a physical release. You can find more info here.
– Achievement Oriented, the video game podcast on Bill Simmons' Ringer network, had an interesting episode on the future of sports video games – and how bad NBA Live has been lately – and how damn successful Grand Theft Auto 5 has been. You can listen to it here!
– Den of Geek has a good story on the weird approval process for the bad… well, worse versions of Moonwalker. You can listen to our show on the "good" Genesis one here!
– EXCELLENT! Keanu Reeves confirmed that work is continuing on Bill and Ted 3. Hopefully it doesn't spawn another horrible vidya game though, as we discussed on a previous show.
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Australia 2017-P Pair of Laughing Kookaburras on Wooden Fence in the Outback $30 1 Kilogram Pure Silver Proof Kilo - MINTAGE 300
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TREMENDOUSLY REDUCED MINTAGE - JUST 300! A pair of Laughing Kookaburras survey the Australian outback from on top of a wooden fence on this huge, proof finish, pure silver kilogram! It's got size, purity and rarity (limit only 300) - this kilo is the perfect storm of numismatic investment!
Mintage limit slashed! Total mintage just 300 for 2017!
Mintage limit slashed! Total mintage just 300 for 2017!
No small change here! This enormous, majestic coin represents a tremendous investment opportunity, struck in pure silver! The kookaburra is one of the definitive symbols of Australia, the island continent. The Perth Mint and Talisman Coins are proud to bring you this incredible new addition to the renowned Australian Kookaburra Series of coins. At more than 100 mm in diameter, they are a full 4 inches across! Even more important is the mintage - only 300 of these silver kilograms will be struck for the entire world! This rarity is made all the more desirable by the Mint's execution of this intriguing kookaburra motif in pure silver, artistically rendered in full proof finish! The fields are deeply mirrored, with the design accented in frosty white cameo relief, further enhancing an already handsome design (which is even nicer looking than the mint-supplied images suggest). With its extremely limited mintage, we expect Kookaburra collectors to snatch this one up in record time! Get it while you can!
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This huge, impressive coin is part of the highly collectible series of Pure Silver Kookaburras. The obverse design of this series, with the kookaburra, changes each year, further enhancing its collectibility. The reverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of the British Commonwealth, of which Australia is a member. This Pure Silver Kookaburra has a face value of thirty dollars and will become very difficult to locate, much less in pristine condition, so we advise you to acquire one now.
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The kookaburra is probably the best known bird of Australia. There are actually four species of kookaburra found in Australia and New Guinea. All are members of the Kingfisher family. Far and away the most familiar is the Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
Kookaburras are famous for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter - good-natured, if rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the Laughing Kookaburra; and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-Winged Kookaburra (D. leachii). The word "kookaburra" is borrowed from an aboriginal word of the Wiradjura language, "guuguubarra", which is onomatopoeic of (replicates) the avian's call.
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Kookaburras are carnivorous. They eat lizards, snakes, insects, mice and raw meat. The more socialized birds will accept handouts from humans and will take raw or cooked meat from open-air barbecues left unattended. Kookas are territorial, and often live with the partly grown chicks of the previous season.
The notoriety of the kookaburra's laugh, as well as its nervy antics, has been spread worldwide by the popular children's song "Kookaburra" by Marion Sinclair. Please see the end of this article for the complete lyrics to the song "Kookaburra".
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It's obvious that this coin is gargantuan - it weighs one full kilogram of pure silver, and measures a full four inches in diameter and over a half-inch thick. But it's not just massive, this kilo silver proof is triply rare! That's right, the total mintage is only three hundred, meaning only 300 people can ever enjoy the pride of ownership of this colossal beauty! Size, purity and rarity - the perfect storm of desirability make this a great buy and hold. Finally, consider how many poor collectors who, five or ten years from, are going to want this then-long-gone rarity for their collection! Don't delay, opportunity is knocking - answer the door and snap this one up while you can!
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This year a pair of Laughing Kookaburras survey the Australian outback from on top of a wooden fence! The legend 1 KILO 999 SILVER guarantees the weight and purity. The Perth Mint "P" mint mark is judiciously placed near a tree at the 9:00 position near the edge. The legend AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA denotes the theme. The date is also indicated.
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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in crowned profile facing right. This portrait, featuring Her Majesty wearing a tiara and pearl earrings, was executed by the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II and denomination also appear.
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